The win over Mexico in the second round cemented them as tournament favourites and it looked like they were just getting into the swing of things, only to be chopped down by Belgium.

The Croats were to suffer a similar late reverse when eventual champions Portugal defeated them in extra-time of the Euro 2016 Last 16 clash. "It's the support of those around you and the people that were there for you in hard times as well as when things were going well". "We have been 49 days together", Deschamps said. Those players on the pitch must be perfectly fit.

But if Modric can rouse himself to control another match against England, they have every chance.

"We've been always returning to the 1998 team, putting a new burden on Modric and his team".

Is Modric statistically the best midfielder in the world?
ReutersEngland's Harry Kane will face off against Belgium's Romelu Lukaku in the World Cup final, according to Goldman Sachs. England last competed in the final four of the World Cup in 1990 when losing on penalties to West Germany.

Del Potro scraps past Simon to set up Nadal clash
Nadal, like Federer yet to drop a set, routed world number 93 Vesely on the eve of the Czech player's 25th birthday. Djokovic, victor of three singles titles at the All England Club, will next meet Japan's 24th seed Kei Nishikori .

Trump Wants 40 Foreign Mar-a-Lago Workers
Trump's own immigration plan calls for "companies to hire from the domestic pool of unemployed". Over the past decade, President Donald Trump's private foundation, the Donald J.

Chris to kick up surf; no real threat
Wind associated with the remnants are expected to drop below gale-force later tonight or Monday morning. National Hurricane Center said, while Tropical Storm Beryl looked set to threaten Puerto Rico .

Eden Hazard Predicted a Very Accurate World Cup Bracket
The 2018 FIFA World Cup field has been narrowed from 32 to four, and there will now be an all-out battle to hoist the trophy. And they both deserve to be elected as best keeper of the tournament, even if I have a preference for Hugo.

Iran tells Trump to stop tweeting about oil prices
OPEC together with a group of non-OPEC producers led by Russian Federation started to withhold output in 2017 to prop up prices. Even so, renewed United States sanctions on Iran against its oil exports look set to tighten supply further.

United States tariffs on Chinese imports take effect
Officials in both Beijing and Washington were ready for an extended battle, possibly lasting into 2019, experts warned. At midnight Washington time, the US imposed new tariffs on $34 billion of annual imports from China.

Factors beyond youth, conservative cred in high court pick
Judge Thomas Hardiman, the runner-up to Justice Neil Gorsuch , is still in the mix, though seen as fourth on the list. The eventual nominee will only need 50 votes to be confirmed , thanks to rules adopted by Senate leadership in 2017.

Blistering heat wave claims 54 lives in Quebec
Temperatures soared to 93 Fahrenheit with a humidity that made it feel much hotter than that, the meteorological service said. Environment Canada issued a smog warning as "high concentrations of pollutants are expected to persist through the night".